Oyetunde-Usman, Zainab and Shee, Apurba ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1836-9637 (2024) Farmer preferences for adopting drought-tolerant maize varieties: evidence from a choice experiment in Nigeria. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. ISSN 1742-1705 (Print), 1742-1713 (Online) (In Press) (doi:10.1017/S1742170524000346)

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Abstract

Drought is a major challenge to maize-producing households in sub-Saharan Africa impacting productivity, food security, and rural farm household welfare. Drought-tolerant maize varieties (DTMVs) are improved yield-enhancing technologies that can build resilience to climate change in the majority of sub-Saharan Africa, but they are poorly adopted. This study assesses farmers’ preferences for various attributes of DTMVs and the implicit value they are willing to place on them based on a discrete choice experiment using primary data consisting of 320 maize farm households in Northern Nigeria. We estimate farmers’ preference heterogeneity using maximum simulated likelihood of a mixed logit model in preference and price space. The results show common preferences for drought tolerance, nitrogen use efficiency, and yield attributes. It further shows strong disutility for non-resistance to Striga attribute. We also find the role of gender, institutional and social influence in valuing DTMVs attributes. Understanding the market preferred attributes of DTMVs can provide guidance on policies to promote adoption of DTMVs.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	drought-tolerant maize varieties, choice experiment, random parameter logit, Bayesian estimation, willingness to pay
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) S Agriculture > SB Plant culture
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Centre for Food Systems Research Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Centre for Society, Environment and Development (CSED) Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Centre for Society, Environment and Development (CSED) > Climate Change Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Centre for Society, Environment and Development (CSED) > Innovation & Learning in Agriculture
Last Modified:	06 Jan 2025 12:54
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/49179

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